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Africa became an accidental victim of Russia-Ukraine conflict – Akufo-Addo reiterates

President Akufo-Addo has highlighted the severe repercussions of the Ukraine war on African economies, living standards, and inflation rates. According to him, this has caused...

16-year-old girl sets boyfriend’s room ablaze after breakup

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested by the Mankessim Police in the Central Region for allegedly setting her boyfriend’s room ablaze. Accra-based GHOne reported that...

Okudzeto Ablakwa to lead demo against sale of SSNIT hotels tomorrow

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is set to lead a massive demonstration against the sale of four Social Security and...

Alleged gay beaten to pulp in Assin Fosu

An alleged gay who has been identified as Junior has been beaten mercilessly for allegedly attempting to have a sex with a young man...

Suit against IGP over Police promotions dismissed

The High Court in Kumasi has dismissed the suit filed by Chief Inspector Samuel Krah against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the State...

Emulate Ibrahim’s act of sacrifice and selflessness – Bawumia to Muslims

The Vice President and flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, has urged all Muslims to...

Akufo-Addo preaches peace as Ghana marks Eid-ul-Adha

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended his well wishes to Ghanaian Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Adha, and urged the citizenry to...

Kiva Foundation donates to Chosen Children’s Home in Accra

Kiva Foundation, led by some of its executive members, has made a generous donation to Chosen Children’s Home in Accra. The donation included a variety...

Firemen rescue mentally unstable man trapped on Suhum overpass pillar

Personnel from the Suhum Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) successfully rescued a mentally unstable man who was found stranded atop a pillar under an...

Juaso SHTS student who bagged 8As in WASSCE appeals for university support

Akosua Adjei Boateng, a former student of Juaso Senior High/Technical School (SHTS), is appealing for financial support to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering. Akosua...

Honour the elderly, don’t insult public officials on social media – Bishop Tackie-Yarboi

Presiding Bishop of Victory Bible Churches International, Rt. Rev. N.A. Tackie-Yarboi has cautioned young Ghanaians to respect their elders and avoid insulting public officials...

One stabbed to death during fight at wake-keeping; 5 arrested

Five individuals have been arrested by the Danchira Police in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old boy during a fight at Danchira...

Wa West MP appeals for peace after communal clash kills 3

Member of Parliament for Wa West, Supt. Retired Peter Lanchene Toobu, has called for an end to the conflict between the communities of Lassia...

Mahama to reduced Hajj cost for Muslims

The 2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged the high cost of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca...

Three feared dead in communal clash in Wa West

Three people are feared dead following clashes between residents of Kendew and Lassia Tuolu in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region...

Zoomlion Foundation kickstarts ‘Keep Your Mind on the Road Campaign’ in collaboration with KBTH, Road Safety

Zoomlion Foundation has kickstarted the ‘Keep Your Mind on the Road Campaign’ in collaboration with Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) and Road Safety Management...

Ghana needs leaders with integrity to end corruption and emigration crisis – Amoabeng

Captain Prince Kofi Amoabeng (RTD), the former CEO of UT Holdings and founder of the PK Amoabeng Leadership Foundation, has raised concerns over the...

Don’t hide from landlord over rent – Mahama tells fathers

Falgbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has challenged fathers to embrace their responsibilities and be present for their families. Giving a...

Ghana joins rest of the world to mark Eid-ul-Adha

Muslims in Ghana have joined the rest of the world to mark the Eid ul-Adha festival. The government has also declared Monday, June 17, 2024,...

Ghana Airports Company reacts to theft at KIA

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) reacted to reports of thefts from unaccompanied luggage at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The article described a scene of...

Eid-ul-Adha: Mahama urges Muslims to pray for peaceful elections

Former President John Dramani Mahama has wished Muslims across Ghana well on the eve of the Eid-ul-Adha celebration, which is scheduled for Sunday, June...

Asenso-Boakye inspects road projects in Savannah region

The Minister for Roads and Highway, Francis-Asenson Bokaye on Friday concluded his working visit to the Savannah Region by inspecting ongoing works on the...

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital suspends haemodialysis services

The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital has temporarily suspended haemodialysis services. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Fred Nyankah explained the development is due...

Hypertension shatters family as 58-year-old man is left to struggle alone

A 58-year-old man, Amenin Asare is battling with hypertension, a condition that has changed his life since October 15, 2017. Narrating his ordeal to Adom...

14-year-old conquers monstrous python in sugarcane farm

Fourteen-year-old Master Kwame Junior on Tuesday valorously conquered a monstrous 14-foot python on a sugarcane plantation at Benyadze, near Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA)...

Tamale-Walewale road project to resume after debt restructuring negotiations

Roads and Highways Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has blamed the government's debt structuring programme for the delay in commencing construction on the first phase of...

Timing of Free SHS bill questionable – Mary Addah

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awulena Addah has questioned the timing of the introduction of the Free Senior High...

8 female journalists benefit from MFWA Gender-Sensitive Reporting training

Eight female journalists from four media houses across Ghana have successfully completed a four-day gender-sensitive reporting training organized by the Media Foundation for West...

Carpenter killed in storey building collapse in Kpone Katamanso Municipality [Video]

https://youtu.be/VdWa-VoUfH4 An uncompleted storey building has suddenly collapsed, killing a 45-year-old carpenter in Community 22 of the Kpone Katamanso Municipality. The deceased has only been identified...

Labianca Company Limited confirms death of CEO

The Labianca Company Limited has confirmed the death of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh. A statement issued by management said Madam Asomah-Hinneh...

Richard Ahiagbah reveals why ‘galamsey’ fight has been difficult

The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah has refuted assertions that the government has lost the fight against...

2023 WASSCE best technical student can’t further education [Video]

https://youtu.be/ZpXW5ElYTrc A brilliant female student who recorded outstanding results in the 2023 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Akosua Adjei Boateng has not been...

Gomoa Ojobi residents demand justice for patient allegedly dumped in the bush

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched investigations into how a patient believed to be in her late 60s with P.O.P. on her legs...

Gomoa Ojobi incident inhumane – Richard Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has described as inhumane the recent dumping of a patient believed to...

Chiefs urged to promote the education of girls

The Co-Founder and Executive Director of the International Women Empowerment Network (IWEN-Ghana), Celestina Andoh, has appealed to chiefs in Ada West to use their...

Pharmaceutical Society calls for swift clearing of locked-up commodities from Port

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged the Minister of Health to ensure that the locked-up Global Fund commodities at the port are...

NSMQ 2024: Sunyani SHS ‘peppers’ St. James to win B/A Zonal Championship

Sunyani Senior High School is the 2024 Bono-Ahafo Zonal Championship of the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The school beat two-time champions, St....

There’s no need for ‘dumsor’ timetable – ECG

The  Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) has insisted there will be no need for a load-shedding timetable despite the announcement of a three-week power interruption. The...

Why do we need 30 days to identify who dumped patient in the bush? – Mary Addah

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, is concerned about the time allotted for investigations into the death of...

The law is on our side’ – CETAG replies FWSC

The College of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared it will not comply with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) directive...